A Music-related blog containing information and commentary of my favorite music, as well as some choice downloads of quality, hard-to-find music (unofficial releases, ROIO's, concert bootlegs, etc.) available on the web.

Friday, July 28, 2017

OK, so I took a bit of a break from the blog since the last post, but hey, it's summer, lots of other things going on. Anyway, I'm back now, and here today is another installment in the too-large group of sadly underappreciated, critically-acclaimed but sales-challenged artists, who shoulda been big but never quite made it. Today we feature veteran American power pop rocker Tommy Keene, known for his driving guitar-driven power pop with a keen rock edge. Keene hails from Bethesda, MD and attended the University of Maryland. Tommy first gained major attention in the mid-eighties, when his first major label release (Songs From the Film-1986, Geffen) garnered acclaim and managed to crack the Billboard Top 200. His subsequent album in 1989, Based on Happy Times, floundered, and he was dropped by his label. After playing in a couple other bands in the early nineties, he found his stride again with a couple new LPs (Driving Into The Sun-1994, Ten Years After-1996), and has been continuing undaunted ever since, right up to the present, as he is currently touring, opening for Matthew Sweet. He has survived on an avid cult following that has enabled him to ascend to legendary status among Power Pop aficionados, despite virtually no radio airplay and never again cracking the charts. Here is an excellent recording from his 1996 tour, featuring a fine selection of his songs from that time. So, check out Tommy Keene, from 20 years ago, then we'll feature some Tommy from more recent years. Good Stuff.

Tracklist:
01 Call On Me
02 Going Out Again
03 Turning On Blue
04 Alive
05 Your Heart Beats Alone
06 On The Runway
07 Nothing Can Change You
08 Silent Town
09 Good Thing Going
10 Back To Zero
11 Compromise
12 Love Is A Dangerous Thing
13 Places That Are Gone

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